How to turn on Automatic Updates in Server Core
May 2, 2008
Its pretty simple to turn the automatic updates in Server Core by using scregedit to modify the registry, simply type in this command :
cscript c:\Windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /au 4
After that, you do have to stop and start the Windows Update service
net stop wuauserv
net start wuauserv
The swtich /au 4 sets the time for checking the updates at 3am. It also sets the server to reboot if the updates require it to. You can disable automatic updates by using /au 1 switch or /v to view the current settings. To force an immediate check for updates, run the following command:
wuauclt /detectnow
Filed under: Server Core, Windows Server 2008 |